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灣仔老牌京菜館;京燒羊肉及山東雞很讚!價錢合理, 地方整潔服務好;京菜美食 堅, 值得一試!Old school Peking cuisine.Excellent lamb and chicken dishes;Reasonably priced;Not just for Americans!Recommended!This restaurant has been holding strong in Wan Chai for ages, I believe more than 20 or even 30 odd years. Like what one of my colleagues commented, this place seemed like a tourist restaurant serving tourist quality food from the outside. But to our pleasant surprise, this isn't one of those places.Decor: Two levels. Reasonably spaced ap
京燒羊肉及山東雞很讚!
價錢合理, 地方整潔服務好;
京菜美食 堅,
值得一試!
Old school Peking cuisine.
Excellent lamb and chicken dishes;
Reasonably priced;
Not just for Americans!
Recommended!
This restaurant has been holding strong in Wan Chai for ages, I believe more than 20 or even 30 odd years. Like what one of my colleagues commented, this place seemed like a tourist restaurant serving tourist quality food from the outside. But to our pleasant surprise, this isn't one of those places.
Decor: Two levels. Reasonably spaced apart. Dated but clean just like many famous Peking restaurants. Booking is recommended. Service: Polite and the kitchen was efficient as well. No complaints.
Menu: Old school selections. Beef, Pork, Chicken, Noodles, Rice and Soup. This place serves Peking cuisine so don't expect to get fresh seafood like in a Cantonese style restaurant but expect more lamb and other meat dishes with strong flavours.
Set lunches are available but we choose to follow other reviewers' recommendations.
First, complimentary appetizers: Kimchi and Cucumbers. The cucumbers and kimchi were very crunchy. The kimchi was hot! Great quality stuff, better than many Korean restaurants! These were what we've ordered, these were all small portions. Price ranged between HK$100 for small and up to HK$300 for large (American portions?)
Grilled lamb with vinegar sauce: good portion. Almost 18 chunks. Perfectly grilled crispy skin with tender and juicy lamb meat. Noticeable lamb taste. Suggest dipping it into the sauce (seemed to be a mix of spring onions, soy sauce and vinegar .) The crispiness and the texture of the grilled lamb "knuckle" was far better than many German pork knuckles I've tried in Hong Kong! Recommended!
Stir fried egg white: Also known as "Mock Crab", a dish invented in the Qing Dynasty when the Empress suddenly wanted to have crab meats. The chef's in the imperial court had to scramble to make something similar to crab meat as crab meat was not something easily available in landlocked Peking (now known as Beijing). The result was stir fried egg white with shredded white bodied fish. This is definitely one of my favorite dishes. It's very easy to overcook the egg white. Many restaurants either over cook the egg white or did not add fish into the mixture, which is crucial for the taste. Those here were far better than many old school restaurants around the area. It also had shreds of fresh fish meat, dried scallops and spring onions which really enhanced the taste. I really liked this dish. Mind you, some may find it oily. But usually Peking cuisines are more oily and salty than Cantonese dishes. Recommended.
Fried Mini Pak Choi with garlic: Having mentioned about oil in Peking cuisine, there's still a limit to it. I found this too oily. The vegetables were fresh though. Better ask the restaurant to reduce the oil when you place your order.
Shan Tung Hand Shredded Chicken: A whole chicken. Succulent, very tender and flavourful. Marinated in black vinegar and soy sauce, possibly with some "five spices" and a slight hint of ginger too. Remember to dip it into the garlic based sauce! Recommended if you like strong flavours. 
Yang Zhou Fried Rice: Packed with fresh ingredients : prawns, shredded pork, ham, chicken and some spring onions. Some may prefer the rice to be more dry but I'm happy with the texture and the portion - sufficient for 6 guys to share! Worth a try. 
Kung Pao Prawns: We choose prawn "balls" instead of just prawns. This meant at least a 300-400% increase in size (and to a lesser extent, price ). Big prawns fried with crunchy batter and covered in sweet and spicy sauce. Not as spicy as the ones i had at Cuisine Cuisine but the prawns at both places were just as fresh. Another hit amongst the guys.
Dessert: Caramelized Bananas. Very good. Nice and sweet banana chunks drenched in sugar syrup and then dipped in a basin filled with ice chunks and cold water to solidify the syrup. Excellent !
Suzie's favorite:- The bill came down to HK$140 each for 6 including service for an excellent and filling meal.
- Good quality Peking cuisine;
- Excellent lamb and chicken dishes;
- Polite service and efficient kitchen;
- Reasonable price.
The rather odd name of the restaurant, "American Restaurant", it's location (Lockhart Wan Chai),
and the retro decor
somehow reminded me of the movie, "The World of Suzie Wong"! Recommended!
题外话/补充资料：
* I was finding links to "The World of Suzie Wong" but eventually watched the whole film!
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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